Total Crime Rate
204.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grangefields area has the 4th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 249th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grangefields (DL12 9BF) in the last 12 months was 204.4 per 1,000 residents and was 231.4% higher than the Barnard Castle East average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 128.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grangefields (DL12 9BF), the main crime hotspot is near Grangefields. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barnard Castle East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grangefields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Grangefields | Further action is not in the public interest |
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